Christopher Browning

opinion of himself and his misogynistic views were significant throughout the poem. The poet’s use of rhetorical questions imply the reader must agree with the Duke – he wants to justify his behaviour as if it’s normal, and his commanding presence. Browning shows, in a clever way, that commenting on a certain subject can reveal more about the person making the comments than the subject itself. The Duke comments on his wealth, tries to justify and objectifies the Duchess anew, as the poem is set…

form to best express their ideas on significant issues such as love and emotion, which must be inherently influenced by their own context. The ‘Sonnets of the Portuguese’ by Elizabeth Barret Browning (EBB) were initially private, personal reflections and a poetic documentation of her courtship with Robert Browning during the Victorian period. ‘The Great Gatsby’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a longer text where the characters are strongly developed and falsely striving to live and accomplish the…

The poem Castile by Louise Gluck tells of a train ride throughout the country of Spain. It, as many of Glucks other works of poetry and poems, focuses on relationships and has a whimsical setting. The relationship she mulls over in this poem is that of a lover, whether it happened or not. Several times in the poem, the speaker states “I dreamed this” while questioning the reality of the dream and their memories. The poem is disconnected, almost like a dream, the speaker is coming in and out of…

The word heartthrob is derived from the two words, heart and throb (Harper, 2014). In 1928, it was described as a person who prompts romantic feelings. Overtime, its definition has morphed and multiple meanings have stemmed up from the word. More often than not, the word heartthrob is widely known today as a male entertainer who exudes massive sex appeal. An average person would pale in comparison to this male entertainer. Heartthrob can also refer to the throbbing of a heart. This is the…

with the man – or man equivalent monster – committing some kind of atrocity towards an undeserving maiden, who provokes said monster only by being a physical manifestation of purity, the antithesis of what he is. Both Porphyria 's Lover, by Robert browning, and Goblin Market, by Christina Rossetti, explore the duality of eroticisation and demonization of the female form – which acts as a manifestation of female desire - by utilising…

attitudes, a woman’s body has the potential to be dangerous to her, while also possessing positive and restorative qualities; though a woman’s body is innately benign, it can become destructive when exposed to the malignance of the patriarchy. Both Browning and Rossetti vividly, and—to varying extents—sensually, evoke the bodies…

Robert Browning was a genius when it came to his poetry, many thought him brilliant, yet they were also skeptical of his work because of how dark and disturbing some found it to be. Browning’s work was found to earry and sketchy by many because the treatment of women in multiple of his poems. Some of these poems include “My Last Duchess,” “Life in a Love,” and “Porphyria’s Lover.” Browning’s “My Last Duchess” is found disturbing because of the finale statements made by the speaker and even more…

Robert Browning who although born in England in 1812, has had his name and poetry revered throughout the centuries. Renowned for his unprecedented, grotesque comments on the more sinister side of human nature with his added mastery of the dramatic monologue used to give an in-depth look into the mind of the insane; has created a distinct tone characteristically his. This unique style paved way for the iconic poems, ‘Porphyria’s lover’ and ‘My last Duchess’ in which Browning defied traditional…

poems, “Last Duchess,” and “Porphyria's Lover.”) Robert Browning was a victorian poet, who had a complex way of explicating the different types of love. There are many similarities betwixt the two poems. Firstly, in both poems, the man kills the woman, obviously with different motivations, but the outcome was similar. Secondly, he clarifies that both poems surround the fact that the women are victims of the man’s unhappiness. Lastly, Browning exemplifies how within both dramatic monologues,…

special interest the poem “My Last Duchess.” She comprehends the appeal of power and how the Duke is consumed by the idea of power and control. The Duke establishes his power by willpower alone: “I gave my commands;/ Then all smiles stopped together” (Browning 45-46). The narrator hopes one day to project these characteristics of the…